Corselet



y 1932- H WITTENBERG 1,860,761

COR SELET Filed Feb. 15, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 31, 1932. M. H. WITTENBERG CORSELET Filed Feb. 15, 1932 .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 31, 1932 UNITD STAEES MARGARET H. WITTENBERG, or wonons'rnn, ivrnsseonosnr'rs, AssIeNoR ro T E ROYAL wononsrna oonsnr COMPANY, or wononsrnn, MAssAonUsE'rrsn 003-. .1::

PORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS oonsnnn'r Application filed February 15, 1932 Serial No. 593,131.

This invention relates to a corselet of that class which is of a tubular construction, having no opening, and the invention has for its object to provide a convenient'garme nt of the class referred to which may be slipped on over the head of the wearer and which comprises brassiere parts provided with means for preventing said parts from slipping up on the body of the wearer.

To this end the improved garment comprises sections of elastic and non-elastic fabrics which are wider at the lower part of the garment than at the top thereof. The elastic sections are preferably somewhat broader than the non-elastic sections so that they comprise somewhat more than half of the garment, rendering the same easily expansi ble when being put on by the wearer. An important feature of the invention consists in inside elastic tapes which cross each other at the back of the garment and the ends of which are attached to the body of the garment and to the brassiere parts thereof, said tapes crossing each other and sliding easily through loops near the top of the back part of the garment, these crossing tapes preventing the brassiere parts from slipping up on the wearer, as above stated.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a perspective view, partly broken out, looking from the back of the garment. Fig. 2 is an inside view of the back part of the garment. Fig. 3 is a cross section on lines 33, Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section on line 4-4, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 12 denotes sections of non-elastic fabric and 13 sections of elastic fabric. These elastic fabric sections are preferably somewhatwider than the nonelastic sections and are wider at their bottom parts than at their top parts, so that the garment is somewhat flaring downwardly.

These non-elastic and elastic sections are stitched together in a well known manner.

Attached to the top of the garment are brassiere sections 14 of thin material, these sections being attached at their tops and inner edges to an upward extension 12" of the front non-elastic section 12, but having free outer end parts. V

Attached to the brassiere sections and to the back of the straps 15 y Secured to the free end par ts ofthebrassiere sections 14 are crossing elastic tapes 16 at the inside of the back of the garment. Each of these tapes is attached at one end to the inside back of the garment, at 17, and the opposite end of each of said tapes is attached at 18 to a free end partof abrassiere section 14. These crossing tapes slide easily through tape loops 19' stitched to the inside of the garment. 4 Y

From the foregoing itwill be apparent that the garment may be readily put on over the head of'the wearer, the elastic sections accommodating this action, while the crossing tapes sliding through the loops 19 will a I enable the brassiere part of the garment to accommodate itself to the movements of the wearer, as also to facilitate the adjustment of the garment to the figure of the wearer, said loops preventing the brassiere parts from slipping up on the wearer.

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. A tubular corselet comprising elastic and non-elastic fabric sections and front brassiere parts, combined with crossing elastic tapes at the back of the garment, each of said tapes being fastened at one end to the back part of the garment and at its options, combined with crossing elastic tapes at garment are elastic shoulder 1 the back of the garment, each of said tapes being fastened at one end to the back part of the garment and at its opposite end to a free part of a brassiere part, and loopsat the back of the garment through which said I crossing tapes may easily slide to accommodate movements of the wearer as also tofacilitate the adjustment of the garment to the figure of the wearer and prevent the brassiere parts from working up on the wearer. 3. A tubular corselet having attached brassiere parts at the front portion of its top,

said bra'ssiere' parts having free ends," combined with crossing elastic tapes at theback of the garment, one end of each of said tapes being attached to the body of the garment and the other end of each of said tapes being attached to a free end of a brassiere part, and

loops attached to the back upper part ofthe garment andthrough which said tapes may frcely slid said loops preventing said brassire parts from working up on the wearer.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARGARET H. VVITTENBERG. 

